TORONTO: Indian superstar entertainer Diljit Dosanjh has concluded his North American tour with a performance in Toronto to a crowd of over 40,000, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian superstar Diljit Dosanjh before a performance in Toronto on Saturday. (Justin Trudeau/X) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}}
The Dil Luminati tour kicked off in Vancouver on April 27 and wrapped up at Toronto’s Rogers Centre on Saturday night. Trudeau briefly joined Dosanjh on stage, then posted on X to tell Dosanjh he’d stopped by to “wish him luck before the show.”
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“Canada is an amazing country, a country where a man from Punjab can make history and fill stadiums. Our diversity is not just our strength; it’s a superpower,” Trudeau added.
“Thank you so much. It was a pleasure meeting you,” Dosanjh replied.
He said Trudeau “came to see history being made. The Rogers Centre was sold out!”
“Diversity is Canada’s strength,” he added, attaching a video of himself and members of the theatre company.
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The Canadian portion of the tour began in Vancouver, passing through Winnipeg and Edmonton before returning to Toronto for the finale, with US dates also taking in Oakland, California; Dallas, Texas; and Newark, New Jersey.
The show, which played to a crowd of over 50,000 at Vancouver’s BC Place venue, is believed to be the largest performance by a Punjabi artist outside India.
He also performed sold-out shows at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg and Rogers Place in Edmonton.
Ahead of the tour’s launch, Live Nation, which is promoting the tour, said in a release, “Diljit will make history as the first Punjabi artist to headline both Canadian stadiums, BC Place and Rogers Centre.”
Dosanjh’s popularity in Canada is part of a trend in which Indian entertainment – music, films and live shows – is becoming more mainstream in Canada and coincides with a rise in immigration from India over the past decade.
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